New Uses For Wheat And Other Grains Is Subject Of Research Council Survey
The National Research Council conducts an exhaustive survey on using surplus wheat and grains for fuel alcohol starch dextrine glucose and other chemicals. Early studies show screenings from lake elevators could yield soap fertilizer or feed, while straw utilization remains a long term challenge. Economic factors and seasonal price swings are key to feasibility of such plants.
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Research Council
National Research Council
Va Ue
Canada
Canadian egg plant promising new horticul ture asset
The Dominion experimental farms report notes a cross between the Nagasaki egg plant and the Black Beauty yielding a larger, earlier fruit. The goal is to fix a Canadian suitable type, potentially making the egg plant a major new factor in Canadian horticulture.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Dominion Horticulturist
Nagasaki
Canada
Light bulb with little heat moves closer to success
A Berlin scientist developed an incandescent lamp converting eighty percent of electrical energy into light, far beyond common lamps that peak at about six percent. The article notes recent high values for Japanese warehouse stock, listed at sixty million dollars.
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Berlin
Europe Boosts Demand for Canadian Wheat in April
The monthly grain report by E A Ursell, Dominion Board statistician, notes Europe renewed purchases of Canadian wheat. April exports topped 16,660,843 bushels above March, with 15,095,843 bushels cleared from seaboard ports and rest sold in the United States for milling in bond.
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Europe
E. A Ureell
Dominion Board of Grain Commissioners
Dominion
Seaboard
United States
Bond
Ursell
Montreal
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
Pacific
Canada
Atlantic
Canada Still Leads Wheat Exports to UK in Early 1931
In the first quarter of 1931 the United Kingdom imported 41 million bushels of wheat with Soviet Russia supplying 10.8 million, Canada 10.4 million, Australia 8.0 million, and the Argentine Republic 7.587 million. Canada also led in wheat flour imports, supplying 752,343 cwt compared with 492,214 cwt from the United States.
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Canada
Soviet Russia
United Kingdom
Department of Trade and Commerce
Harrison Watson
London
England
Russia
Australia
Argentine Republic
United States
Why Plumb Line Leans South in India
A curious geographic note explains that in Northern India a plumb line tilts toward the south. The Himalayas are built of light rocks while the Deccan Plain to the south is dense and heavy, pulling the line slightly away from vertical.
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India
England
Himalaya
Deccan Plain
Packing Plant to Begin Hogs Growth Near Strasbourg
A Prince Edward Island syndicate has bought a three-quarter section farm near Long Lake Strasbourg Sask to raise hogs. Buildings for 5,000 hogs are planned with machinery in place. Pure-bred Yorkshire stock has been shipped to Long Lake for breeding and slaughtering bacon for England.
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Prince Edward Island
Long Lake
Strasbourg
Sask
England
Chicago police captains under scrutiny for excessive bank accounts
In Chicago twelve of seventeen police captains investigated were found with excessive banking activity. One captain earning $4000 annually bought $48000 in securities over four years, and was noted for not wasting his substance in riotous living.
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Chicago
Ancient Rome writers complain of city noise long before modern signals
The Classical Weekly notes Horace, Pliny and other Roman authors criticized urban clamor long before automobiles, streetcars, or radios. The fragment highlights timeless tension between city life and sound, implying early public discourse on urban disruption.
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Horace
Pliny
Rome
Gays
Astronomer Jeans Says End of World In a Million Years
Sir James Jeans, British astronomer, said on arrival in New York that barring unforeseen accidents the end of the world would occur in a million million years. The remark followed his liner voyage aboard the Mauretania.
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Archangel
Gabriel
James Jeans
New York
Mauretania
James
Safflower Tested in Western Canada as Flax Substitute
In Western Canada safflower a thistlelike oilseed crop tested as partial flax substitute. Seeds yield a drying oil for paints and varnishes while the oil cake serves as stock feed. Experts see safflower as a possible supplementary crop for flax in the Prairie Provinces. Nothing pleases a loafer more than to annoy a busy man.
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India
Egypt
Canada
Prairie
Fashion Patterns and Materials Guide for All Ages
This fashion catalog lists pattern numbers No. 298 No. 299 No. 143 No. 769 and No. 701 with sizes from infants to teens and material yardage requirements for 39 and 35 inch fabrics. It advertises a spring and summer Paris styles magazine with sewing lessons priced 15 cents and patterns 25 cents.
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Smart Junior
Paris
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order details list likely includes pattern numbers and names along with a Winnipeg address at 175 McDermot Ave. The entry names the organization as Winnipeg Newspaper Union and provides pattern server size references. The snippet shows pattern numbers and names without full mailing instructions.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Farm to City Movement Faces Decline and Market Links
A Glasgow Scottish firm eyes Canadian timothy hay shipments via Churchill to Scotland as the Pas Board of Trade considers prospects. The piece notes a visible reaction against urban life and argues land remains the basis of prosperity, signaling a renewed appreciation for farm life.
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Timothy Hay
Hudson Bay Railway
Churchill
Board of Trade
Pas
Glasgow
Scotland
Timothy
Canada
D. A. Ross
Pas Board of Trade
G. B. Johnson
Alberta Beef For Britain Eyes 400 To 500 Head Weekly
British Consumers Co-Operative eye Alberta beef imports for Britain after a tour of ranches and feed lots. Officials plan to ship 400 to 500 prime cattle weekly if quality standards are guaranteed, with Raymond Alberta feed lots drawing interest. George Riddle W Fastwood George W Brooks and A C Wieland are the Canadian and British representatives involved.
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Britain
Alberta
Co-Operative
Co-Operative Society
British Isles
Raymond
British Consumers’ Co-Operative
Manchester
England
George Riddle
W. Fastwood
George W. Brooks
A. C. Wieland
Montreal
Wheat vitality limits in Tutankhamen tomb finds
Egypt explorer Sir Wallis Budge debunks claims of sprouting ancient wheat from mummies. He notes modern grain hidden by visitors and confirms genuine ancient wheat, found in opened tombs, fails to germinate under controlled conditions at Kew Gardens. Excavators found no wheat in Tutankhamen’s tomb. Wheat shows limited viability despite long life.
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Tutankhamen
Egypt
Wallis Budge
Sir Wallis
Times
Kew Gardens
London
England
Tutankhamen’s Tomb
Iceland Ships Frozen Meat to Foreign Markets
Iceland expands meat exports shipping frozen cuts to several countries. The move broadens trade and highlights expansion in agricultural commodity shipments abroad.
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Iceland
Fresh Water Fisheries Wealth Across Canadian Provinces
The Canadian Information Bureau notes inland waters hold over half of the globe’s fresh water. In 1929 Ontario led fisheries revenue at 3 920 000 dollars, followed by Manitoba 2 745 000, Alberta 733 000, Saskatchewan 573 000, and Quebec 564 000. Whitefish, abundant nationwide, yields about 2 000 000 yearly with Ontario the top recipient.
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Canadian Information Bureau
Globe
Canada
Dominion
Newfoundland
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
New Landing Field Invented for Rooftop Airframes
A garage and landing field atop tall office buildings is described. Incoming pilots would steer planes into a wind tunnel twice the machine’s width and height. Side fans driven by a signalman would create air at the plane’s exact speed, and stopping would occur when the propellers and fans halt simultaneously.
Pocket radios issued to London policemen on rounds
London police will carry pocket radio sets weighing under two pounds with an effective range of 100 miles to stay in contact with headquarters during patrols. The move aims to improve communication and response times across districts.
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London
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